James Delahunty
18 Apr 2009 19:14
Following Friday's guilty verdict announced by a Stockholm court for the four founders of The Pirate Bay, the country's Pirate Party (Piratpartiet) gained 3,000 new members in just 7 hours. As a result, it is now larger in numbers than 3 of the 7 political parties that make up the Swedish parliament.
"The ruling means that our political work must now be stepped up. We want to ensure that the Pirate Bay activities — to link people and information — is clearly lawful. And we want to do it for all people in Sweden, Europe and the world," said Rick Falk Vinge. "We want it to be open for ordinary people to disseminate and receive information without fear of imprisonment or astronomical damages."
He commented that the party needs its members, saying that unlike any other political party in the country, it is a true grass-roots organization that aims to affect real change to the countries laws regarding copyright, patents and so on.